LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
814 PM MST TUE AUG 24 2010 /814 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010/
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM
PDT/ WEDNESDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM
PDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE IMPERIAL
VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING YUMA. SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.
* TEMPERATURE: OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...110 TO 115 DEGREES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. OVER
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... 110 TO 114 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...
AND 107 TO 110 WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 110 WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: EXCESSIVELY HOT WEATHER CAN BE STRESSFUL TO ANIMALS
AND HUMANS...MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO COOL AND REMAIN
HYDRATED. HEAT CAN ALSO EXACERBATE EXISTING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS. IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN ADVERSE
HEALTH EFFECTS CAN OCCUR INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND IN
EXTREME CASES DEATH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT WOULD BE WISE TO COMPLETE ANY NECESSARY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN
THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE SUN AND HEAT ARE LESS INTENSE.
DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...INDIVIDUALS CAN SUFFER HEAT-
RELATED ILLNESS WHEN THE BODY CAN NO LONGER COOL ITSELF.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE AND DRINK ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED
AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR
HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...
DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND IF
POSSIBLE...SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR-CONDITIONED OR WELL-VENTILATED
PLACES.
&&
$$
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
940 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DAYTIME TRIPLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES TO THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH SEVERAL RECORDS EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN.
HUMIDITIES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF THE
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED HUMIDITIES WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX READINGS BOTH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
CAZ046-051>054-250500-
/O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0002.100824T1900Z-100826T0300Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING...TOPANGA...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA...
LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
940 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS...A MEASURE OF THE LEVEL OF
DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY... ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 100 EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000
FEET.
* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGESource: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sgx&wwa=excessive%20heat%20warning
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
940 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DAYTIME TRIPLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES TO THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH SEVERAL RECORDS EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN.
HUMIDITIES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF THE
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED HUMIDITIES WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX READINGS BOTH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
CAZ044-045-088-547-548-250500-
/O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0002.100824T1900Z-100826T0300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...
POMONA
940 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS...A MEASURE OF THE LEVEL OF
DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...
ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105 EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
&&
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